Jodi's '09 Comeback Special

Wow! It is good to be home!! Like the title of my post? (think Elvis..hehehe)

Today I'm feeling good except for my shin. It feels like someone hit it with a sledgehammer. The infection was the worst in that spot. Actually, it probably originated in that spot. Right now I have alot of pain and swelling there. The doctor said that it could be reduced with the help of the oral antibiotic that he prescribed. It is a much smaller area. Since it was the entire calf before, that is why they had to keep me. It could only be treated with IV antibiotics.

Again, I want to thank everyone who offered their prayers, support, comments, good thoughts, emails, etc. I really appreciate it. It means SO much to me.

Below is a picture of the flowers & stuffed animals I got while I was in the hospital. It was taken on my cell camera phone so the quality isn't too great. The beautiful basket on the right was from Sue & her sister Dianne. Isn't it beautiful?!?! The doggie stuffed animal with red hearts was from my hubby! ♥

Below is a photo of the balloons that I received. Everything was so sweet and such a nice surprise. I kept them right near the window next to my bed. Moments that happened to me during my stay:

• In the ER, while high on morphine, I started singing (from what I was told) the theme song to The Magic Garden. When people came in my little "curtain" area, I proceeded to ask them if they knew The Magic Garden and if they wanted to hear my rendition of the song.
• I was in the ER for many, many hours. They knew I was being admitted at an early hour, but they were waiting for my room assignment. They brought me a plate so I could eat something. There is one thing I don't eat and that is pork chops. I had an "incident" with one when I was 7yrs old and I haven't had one since. Let's just say when I was under the influence of morphine, they brought me a pork chop. Sue was on the phone with me when this happened and witnessed my display of not wanting a pork chop. From what I understand I demanded something else. I blame the morphine.
• My leg was absolutely killing me, but my ass hurt almost as much. The gurneys that they use have about a 2 inch pad. It has to be the most uncomfortable thing ever. I kept quoting the comedian Brian Regan when people kept saying "How do you feel?". I would reply, "I'm on a gurney!". LOL!
• One recommendation I want to give all of you is if you ever get admitted to a room ask them to give you the bed by the window. It is much roomier and usually next to the bathroom. It was also nice for my visitors because there was space. When I first got my room assignment, I was by myself in the room. My roommate didn't come until 2am. They automatically gave me the room near the door. Very conveniently I told them I was claustrophobic and they changed me to the other bed. Yay! My hubby stayed the first two nights with me & slept on a "recliner". If I was in the first bed, that wouldn't have been possible.
• I had a very nice roommate. She was a 60yr old woman who had an really bad infection of a gland in her neck and salivary gland. Her neck was SO swollen. I felt bad for her because her husband would come and visit her for an hour each day and then leave. Her kids both showed up only once each and they stayed an hour. She would sit there and cry because she said her family didn't care about her. It took 5 days for her daughter-in-law to call her to see how she was feeling because she was "too busy." At one point they had to give her blood pressure meds because her top number was 225 after she got off the phone with her DIL. I felt bad for her. But, I have to say, I had a few funny moments with her. Her & her family have been in the US for about 37yrs. They were from Jordan and spoke Arabic. Her English was pretty good, but it was hard to understand her on the phone or when she called for the nurse. They would ask you what you needed over the loud speaker. If she needed the bathroom it would phonetically sound like this: "I needa de baht ta rooooom." They would ask her three times, "What?" Finally I would yell over, "she needs to use the bathroom!"
• Another roommate funny. Sometimes the people who would come to take our meal orders didn't show up so we had to call down to the nutrition office and order over the phone. They had such a hard time understanding her so I would call for her and ask her what she wanted when they gave me the choices. For example, "Do you want meatloaf, baked fish, baked chicken, or a grilled cheese sandwich?" She would reply "Yes." I would say, no you need to pick one and she would say "Yes." My sisters and my hubby were trying to contain their laughter. Thank God we had the curtain closed. I was very patient with her, but thinking back to it now, it was funny.

I want to thank my hubby and my sisters for taking such good care of me when I was in the hospital. They came everyday, You can't even imagine how much the love you showed me help me recover. A special thank you to Jenny for feeding her nephew Harley cat while I was there. She went out of her way, more than once a day to help me and help him. I cannot tell you how much I love you & how much what you did meant to me.

I will be catching up with my regular blogs a little later on. This post was a long one. I have to go and elevate my leg for a little while. I'll be back my friends!